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Europe's Stoxx 600 Closes at Record High on Earnings Boost; ECB Leadership Shift in Focus

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Foreign Spies Can See Telegram Messages Sent by Russian Soldiers, Ifax Cites Minister

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Airlines Object to Spain Airport Operator Aena's Fee Hike Plan

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Sweden's Financial Watchdog Fines Sbb for Accounting Violations

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French Inflation Slows to 0.4% in January

Date: February 18, 2026

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in France rose 0.4% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, matching the preliminary reading published earlier this month and a Reuters...

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Car Parts Maker Valeo to Invest Over 200 Million Euros to Drive India Sales

Date: February 18, 2026

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - French car parts maker Valeo unveiled plans to increase its sales in India, with its new initiatives announced alongside President Emmanuel Macron's trip to India this week...

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UK's YouGov Appoints Former Itv Finance Chief as Chair

Date: February 18, 2026

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Market research firm YouGov Plc on Wednesday named Ian Griffiths as its permanent chair, replacing Deborah Davis, who had held the role on an interim basis since February 2025....

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Glencore to Return $2 Billion to Shareholders Despite Earnings Dip

Date: February 18, 2026

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Glencore, fresh from a failed takeover approach from bigger rival Rio Tinto, reported slightly lower earnings on Wednesday, and said it would return $2 billion to...

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UK's Bae Systems Forecasts Years of Growth in ‘new Era’ of Defence Spending, Backlog Hits Record

Date: February 18, 2026

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence contractor, reported a better-than-expected 12% rise in full-year operating profit to 3.32 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) as global...

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Ukraine Dissatisfied With 'difficult' Talks, US Sees 'meaningful Progress'

Date: February 18, 2026

By John Revill and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia were due to begin a second day of talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr...